But despite the one-in-a-million, up-from-the-bottom stories we all know and love, equal opportunity was never real. We’re not united by this new system any more than we were under aristocratic rule. Read More
Rochelle O'Gorman - This week we have three thrillers and a novel about a marriage gone wrong. Read More
Hannah Van Sickle - In retrospect, Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem really got me thinking: How might our world look different, if we simply honored each individual’s need for space? Read More
Judith Lerner - Berkshire Tikkun Gift The mitzvah I give Our community. I AM Making a garden. Read More
Carolyn Newberger - Ms. Brown speaks in her notes of wanting her dancers to represent superheroes, celebrating Black resilience and connection, the claiming of one’s body, the rituals and bonds of Black youth coming of age, and the trials and strengths of individuals and communities. Read More
Rochelle O'Gorman - This week we are focusing on realism and inspiration, as we have essays, a biography, speeches and mediations. Read More
David Noel Edwards - Just as the group launched into Mozart's "Kegelstatt Trio," the Center's famous mascot, a 100-foot-tall red oak, began to flutter in the wind, its leaves painted in shades of saffron, peach and tangerine. Read More
J. Peter Bergman - I want to know what happens to all of these people and to their lives. . . . I want to see this play again, to experience it and learn from it. Read More
Dook Snyder - We owe Kantor and Twohey a debt of gratitude for not wavering in the face of so many obstacles. There’s the completely understandable reluctance of the victims to discuss, and therefore re-experience, their dreadful trauma. There’s the persistent, sometimes diabolical efforts of the perpetrators and accomplices to prevent these stories from being told, to smear and intimidate victims and investigators alike. Read More
Rochelle O'Gorman - Four novels to help us ease into cooler nights and longer days. Read More
Ronni Monsky - The slow burn of their enveloping passion is beautifully done, a very tender love story. Read More
